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  • 2022-04-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Mel Gibson Didn't Say 'Hollywood is an Institutionalized Pedophile Ring' (en)
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  • In April 2022, an old fake quote ostensibly uttered by actor Mel Gibson about how Hollywood is an institutionalized pedophile ring was recirculated on social media: This is not a genuine quote from Gibson. The idea that Hollywood elites are engaged in a mass pedophile ring is one that has been pushed by conspiracy theorists for years. This claims, which are baked into the Qanon conspiracy theory, have falsely accused everyone from Tom Hanks to Oprah Winfrey of being involved in child sex trafficking. We looked into the origins of these rumors back in 2018, writing: While these rumors often come in the form of accusations, we've also seen several confessions similar to the fake Gibson post above, in which Hollywood stars supposedly admit to having knowledge of these crimes. A quote from actor Brad Pitt about elite Hollywood pedophiles control[ing] America originated with a network of hoax websites, as did similar fake quotes from Justin Bieber and Katy Perry. These hoax websites were also responsible for spreading the fake Gibson quote above. On Nov. 30, 2017, Newspunch.com, a website notorious for spreading sensational and entirely fabricated stories, published a story claiming that Gibson made these remarks on The Graham Norton Show. While Gibson has appeared on Norton's show, he never made these remarks. A spokesperson for Gibson told Reuters that this quote was 100% fake. Fact-checkers at AFP, Check Your Fact, and Lead Stories all came to the same conclusion. This is not a genuine quote from Gibson. (en)
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